Ethical Practice in Psychiatry and the Law

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Issues and Approaches

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Ethics of Forensic Psychiatry

      • Alan A. Stone

      Pages 3-17

   3. Forensic Psychiatry

      • Richard Rosner

      Pages 19-29

   4. The Role of Traditional Medical Ethics in Forensic Psychiatry

      • Robert Weinstock, Gregory B. Leong, J. Arturo Silva

      Pages 31-51

   5. Competing Medical and Legal Ethical Values

      • Edward M. Hundert

      Pages 53-72

3. Models and Guidelines for Ethical Practice

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. The Psychiatric Expert Witness

      • Bernard L. Diamond

      Pages 75-84

   3. The Role of the (Psychiatric) Expert in the Judicial Process

      • Ralph Slovenko

      Pages 85-115

   4. The Impartial Expert

      • Henry C. Weinstein

      Pages 117-128

   5. Ethical Issues Involved in the Dual Role of Treater and Evaluator

      • Robert D. Miller

      Pages 129-150

   6. Ethical Considerations of Giving Miranda-Type Warnings in Psychiatric Evaluations in Criminal Cases

      • Gregory B. Leong, J. Arturo Silva, Robert Weinstock

      Pages 151-162

   7. Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry

      • Robert L. Sadoff

      Pages 163-169

   8. Adjudication of AAPL Ethical Complaints

      • Abraham L. Halpern

      Pages 171-174

   9. Ethical Problems Regarding Sex between Therapist and Patient

      • Spencer Eth

      Pages 175-182

4. Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183

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   2. Prediction of Dangerousness in Different Contexts

      • Baruch A. Brody

      Pages 185-196

   3. Treating Patients Who Threaten Violence

      • Spencer Eth, Mark J. Mills

      Pages 197-206

   4. Ethics and the Death Penalty

      • Philippa Foot

      Pages 207-217

   5. HIV Infections and AIDS

      • Harold M. Ginzburg

      Pages 219-242

We would expect a successful series such as Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law to present timely, relevant issues in a high-quality manner, and such is the hallmark of this outstanding series. But we might not expect the editors to dive into the especially controversial issues, e.g., ethics, and I applaud them for doing so and in such a comprehensive and thorough fashion. Public and professional concern about ethical aspects of psychiatrists' be­ havior and practice is growing, and exponentially. Concern about the ethical practice of modern forensic psychiatry is paralleled by deep-seated apprehen­ sion not only about the ethical dilemmas of psychiatry and medicine (e.g., societal versus individual patient values, the corporatization of medicine, access to versus cost of medicine) but also about the widely publicized ethical trans­ gressions of religious and political leaders. That's why this volume is so timely and important. Ethics-the principles and rules of right conduct. Sounds simple. We know it is not. When I'm asked by colleagues to consider the perceived unethical behavior of a fellow professional, I often find that, like obscenity, they can't always define it but they are definite that they know it when they see it. The perception of ethical conduct often appears to be in the eyes of the beholder. read this volume. It may not always please you, Well, that's why you will want to it may upset you and even offend you, but it will definitely inform you.

• perception
• psychiatry
• sexuality

• Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA

  Richard Rosner

• Forensic Psychiatry Clinic of the New York Criminal and Supreme Courts, New York, USA

  Richard Rosner

• Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcoholism Services of the City of New York, New York, USA

  Richard Rosner

• Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

  Robert Weinstock

• Forensic and Ethical Consultation, Psychiatry Service, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA

  Robert Weinstock

• Psychiatric Training, Student Psychological Services, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

  Robert Weinstock

Policies and ethics